Thursday 29 September 2011

"The path of liberation..."





& BAPA said... "Every word of Shrimadji is like a priceless diamond; every letter an invaluable diamond mine. His preaching illuminates the path of liberation..."

"The essence of life..."





& BAPA said... "The Guru takes away worthless things from your house and gives you a diamond. 


He endows you with the eternal and robs you of the ephemeral. 


You may feel that everything that you had has been destroyed - your dreams, your ego, your world, everything! 


But he establishes in your life the Eternal, the essence of life, and takes away the ephemeral and useless..."

Wednesday 28 September 2011

"The enlightened ones bestow blessings..."





& BAPA said... "The enlightened ones bestow blessings. They only have flowers, therefore they can only shower flowers on you. They wish that your life be full of fragrance, that there be music and dance in your life, and that nectar fills your life... but only if you allow it to happen..."

Friday 23 September 2011

"About the Enlightened One..."





& BAPA said... "Only a worthy seeker is able to recognise and develop certainty about the Enlightened One..."

Thursday 22 September 2011

"Being steady in his true self..."





& BAPA said... "The one who puts in an effort towards being steady in his true self is religious..."

"The grace of the Guru is endless..."





& BAPA said... The grace of the Guru is endless indeed, and the way he showers his grace is simply amazing too!

Wednesday 21 September 2011

"The Guru reveals a new world to you..."





& BAPA said... "The Guru reveals a new world to you, opens up a whole new perspective. First, he awakens himself, sees and experiences the Infinite within; and then out of compassion, invites others to share that ocean of joy and peace..."

Tuesday 20 September 2011

"Search for the ultimate purpose of life..."





& BAPA said... "The Enlightened ones have said that in order to focus within, first develop awareness towards death. with this, your life will also be full of awareness and the search for the ultimate purpose of life, self-realisation will start..."

Monday 19 September 2011

"The garden of your life..."





& BAPA said... "No matter what the excuse, regardless of the means, do not allow even the slightest space to unhappiness in your life. Only if you pull out the weeds of unhappiness from the garden of your life, will roses be able to bloom..."

Sunday 18 September 2011

"Dive deep within yourself..."





& BAPA said... "In order to be religious, you have to start the search yourself, dive deep within yourself..."

Friday 16 September 2011

"Most priceless thing in this world..."





& BAPA said... "The only important thing in life is true, inner joy. If you can be joyous without any expectation, without any support,without needing any help, without being dependent; then you have attained the most precious, most priceless thing in this world..."

Thursday 15 September 2011

"A religious person remains untouched..."





& BAPA said... "Just as a lotus remains untouched even in mud; a religious person remains untouched, joyful and fragrant no matter where he is..."

"Take refuge in religion..."





& BAPA said... "Rather than being frightened of death, create the need to know, to understand the soul through the awareness of death. Take refuge in religion and advance on the path which takes you beyond death, that is, on the path of religion..." 

Wednesday 14 September 2011

"Religion is the art of being ever joyful..."





& BAPA said... "Only he is religious, who does not create unhappiness in and around him, and therefore, he is very joyous. And religion is the art of being ever joyful; it is always staying in a state of happiness..."

"He is very content with his Guru..."





& BAPA said... "A dedicated disciple has neither the desire, nor the need to go anywhere else because he is very content with his Guru..."

Tuesday 13 September 2011

"You have to change..."





& BAPA said... "If you want to be happy, you have to change. Your life is running on the wrong track. You will have to change it. Only then will the blessings of the saints bear fruit. Only then will their auspicious wishes come true..."

Monday 12 September 2011

"In the heart of Shrimadji..."





& BAPA said... "The sentiment of uplifting true religion was deeply ingrained in the heart of Shrimadji. His heart grieved seeing the state of religion. He worked all his life to promoting the spiritual well-being of mankind..."

"May all attain a Sadguru to guide them..."





& BAPA said... 


"May all attain a Sadguru to guide them on their spiritual journey. 


May all surrender at His lotus feet and embark on the journey of dissolving in devotion. 


May all attain self-realisation by venerating the Sadguru, the very embodiment of emancipation, with sincere devotion..."

Saturday 10 September 2011

"Search for the purpose of life..."





& BAPA said... "YOUR inner journey will begin only when the goal to turn within is set, and your attention is focused inward. For this, remembering and understanding three words will be very helpful - death, the goal and the learning. Contemplate on death, search for the purpose of life and learn from your own self..."

Friday 9 September 2011

"You must develop awareness..."





& BAPA said... "As long as your aim is towards life, your journey will only remain directed externally. If you want to turn within, you must develop awareness towards death..."

Thursday 8 September 2011

"Your heart overflows with joy..."





& BAPA said... "If your heart overflows with joy, know that you are on the path of true religion. Instead of withering away in life, if you are blooming, then you are on the path of religion..."

Tuesday 6 September 2011

"The soul will never be separated from you..."





& BAPA said... "Despite the perceived proximity and familiarity, the body will never be 'yours' and despite the perceived distance and unfamiliarity, the soul will never be separated from you..."

Monday 5 September 2011

"Awaken other sleeping souls..."





& BAPA said... "A parasmani turns iron into gold, but a sadguru turns you into a parasmani, a sadguru, who can now awaken other sleeping souls..."

Sunday 4 September 2011

"You must realize..."





& BAPA said... "You must realize that your present state of misery is not the result of the sins of your previous lives, but the result of your false beliefs and your lack of awareness which are caused by your ignorance..."

Saturday 3 September 2011

"The jewel-like religion..."





& BAPA said... "May we understand, through the medium of the satpurush, the jewel-like religion, as espoused by the Tirthankaras; permanently eradicating all misery and attaining the ultimate bliss of Samadhi..."